As Apgar describes it, Speedtest allows anyone to test an Internet connection, either to validate true speed or just for fun, and compare the results to others in the immediate area or on the other side of the globe. Ookla's is now one of the top 1,000 most popular sites on the Internet, both in North America and worldwide. When he nonchalantly programmed his computer to be 200 to 300 percent more efficient by reducing shortcuts and implementing other efficiencies, his superiors took note and Apgar was awarded the largest employee bonus in the company's history.

It wasn't until a stint as a customer service representative with Airborne Express that Apgar's computer programming ability came into play. 'We did that for a year, but it didn't feel very scalable,' he said. He soon met his wife-to-be, Gretchen, and together they created a business selling Americana items in Japan. He attended Northwest Bible College for a semester, then dropped out and took a job with Yellow Cab to make ends meet. MIke Apgar had that same drive when he headed to Seattle not long after graduating from high school, but he didn't immediately figure out where his niche in the business world would be.

Apgar reportedly came over Marias Pass with his belongings in a two-wheeled cart. Apgar, displayed when he homesteaded on land that would later bear his name - the village of Apgar on the shore of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. Apgar's pioneering work in the computer industry could have something to do with the same kind of perseverance his great-great grandfather, Milo B.

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